Legal Opinion
West Indian Co. v. Root
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 24, 1945No. 8880PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying plaintiffs the recovery of five fines totaling $5,000 paid by the West Indian Company, Ltd., to the defendant, the Collector of Customs of the Port of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The fines were imposed by the Attorney General pursuant to Sec. 20(a) of the Immigration Act of 1924, 43 Stat. 153, 8 U.S.C.A. § 167(a), and the Immigration Rules and Regulations, Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 120 and 160 (formerly Parts 7 and 23, respectively), for failure to detain five alien seamen on board the…
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